Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 10:1-3"

Ecclesiastes 10:1-3

Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha RSVA

1 Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off an evil odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

2 A wise man's heart inclines him toward the right, but a fool's heart toward the left.

3 Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to every one that he is a fool.

New International Version NIV

1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

3 Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.